If you're on of those people who despises food waste, like me...

[Thisusernameistakenagain]

Why?
I cant put my finger on it. I would understand if I were brought up impoverished but I wasnt and neither were my parents. They had less than me but definitely not unhealthy or malnourished etc. I didnt have it drummed into me to not waste food either. I just despise it!
Pre covid I had friends round. I made potato wedges to soak up the wine. We didn't use them all. When I came down in the morning one friend had kindly cleaned up, and threw the remaining ones straight in the bin! Almost a full tray.

I was recently seeing someone and when they stayed over I asked them to take home food theyd brought and not consumed as it wasnt the sort of thing I'd eat. 'Eew no! Wouldnt eat it after being in the car not fridge! Chuck it!'

I've lived with people who will make a whole pie,if not all eaten in one setting, half goes in the bin. It really winds me up. I don't think about the 'starving people in other parts of the world' as justification for this sort of thing as it hardly directly affects.

But I'm pretty militant about it. I save food or freeze it if possible. Make stock from unused veg parts. Anything totally inedible goes in compost.
I'm the same with any sort of waste really. I accosted a neighbour going to the tip the other day and asked if I could take the plantpots he was chucking!

Why am I like this, with no 'cause and effect' reason?
Why are you? :)

[MirandaMarple]

I am exactly the same. I've got better at labelling small amounts of leftovers for the freezer as eventually it'd get buried and I'd end up chucking.

My DH has a thing about tin foil. If it can be re-used he'll keep it. If he has sandwiches wrapped in foil, he'll use the same piece for his sandwiches the next day. When we cleared his late Mum's house we found loads of tin foil under the microwave neatly folded.

It's not that we are saving money, we just despise waste. I'd rather throw leftover food out to the fox than put it in the bin.

[MirandaMarple]

@Ruth2009 please tell me you are in tier 4 and your FIL isn't visiting for Christmas!

[MirandaMarple]

@womaninatightspot

I hate food waste too. I actually collect food and redistribute it from the local supermarket. It can be completely random crisps/ biscuits with months left on these go to the community larder in the old phone boxes. Lots of veg/ fruit on it's best before date which is still fine to eat. Random selection of yellow stickered stuff a lot of which can be frozen.

If anyone is interested I use an app called OLIO it's free and you book a collection slot and post photos of what you collect on the app for others to claim. You keep 10% for yourself.

Yes, OLIO is brilliant but seems not very well known.

[womaninatightspot]

I do like to give OLIO a mention. It seems like such an obviously good idea. I've saved tonnes of food from going to landfill :)

[BertieBotts]

Ooh yes actually good idea, PickaChew - I usually wait because I want it to have cooled down first but you're right, it would be fine to do it that way.

[notafanoftheman]

I once had a new boyfriend who ate one portion from a roast chicken and binned the rest. I dumped him pronto.

[BertieBotts]

[DeRigueurMortis]

@notafanoftheman

I once had a new boyfriend who ate one portion from a roast chicken and binned the rest. I dumped him pronto.

That's just 😳.

Anyone on MN could have used that produce meals for a family for a month 😂

[BuzzingTheBee]

Were the potato wedges in the fridge? And I might be iffy with the food in the car...

[Thisusernameistakenagain]

The wedges were in the fridge although I'd not have cared if they weren't the car wouldn't have bothered me unless it were ice cream or meat or such and a long journey. Bread and biscuits or stuff-fine IMO :)

[DimidDavilby]

@Gwenhwyfar yes I did. Did you see where you had an icebox you could get a bit of it in? Hence, freeze what you can.